LEARNING ASSISTANCE CENTER

Download Policies and Procedures

ACCEPTABLE USE AGREEMENT
You have agreed to:
      1) Adhere to Mt. San Antonio College’s Standard of Conduct as published in the schedule of classes
      2) Read and follow the Center’s policies and procedures.

RULES THAT APPLY TO ALL AREAS:

• Food, beverages and/or tobacco products are not permitted in the Center.
• Cell phones must be turned off.  If not, offenders will be asked to leave.
• Personal headsets, where allowed, must be inaudible to others in the area.
• Students are responsible for any damage to equipment or materials in the Center.
• Children accompanying a responsible adult (in an emergency) are expected to be quiet, mannerly, and not distracting to other students or you will be asked to leave.  Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.
• Valuables (purses, textbooks, backpacks) are not to be left unattended.
• Please limit socializing while in the Center.  While there is conversation with tutors/technicians, students expect a quiet, focused learning environment.
• All areas operate on a first-come, first-served basis. 
• The Center will close at posted time.  Be sure to plan accordingly.

TUTORIAL SERVICES AUTHORIZED USE:

• All students must provide a current Mt. SAC I.D. every time they use Tutorial Services.
• Time limits for tutoring sessions are imposed out of necessity:
  15-20 minutes for Math and Science; 30 minutes for English and other subjects of Humanities.

LEARNING LAB AUTHORIZED USE:

• Students are required to present a current student picture I.D. at the lab front desk to access the Lab.  Only a student picture I.D. will be accepted.
• Use is limited to currently registered high school and college students.
• All Learning Lab use is limited to appropriate Lab/course related activities.
• When there are more users than computers available, a one-hour limit may be imposed.
• Lab staff reserves the right to view assignments and will do so periodically to monitor activities.
• Disabled students have priority on adaptive stations.
• AUTHORIZED USE OF MATERIAL IN THE LAB AND CLASSROOM:
• All software in the Lab is copyrighted.  To comply with the law, there will be NO copying of any software.
• Use of hardware, software and networks is limited to research and educational purposes.  Display or generation of offensive or unwanted material
  1) is prohibited
  2) will restrict you from the Lab/classroom

• Only data storage devices are permitted in the Lab/classroom; connecting external devices to equipment is prohibited.
• Staff is not responsible for the loss of information or damage to data storage devices.    
• ASSISTANCE:
• It is expected that students have been given an orientation to the software they are using.  Lab personnel will provide help in troubleshooting any software difficulties.

SKILLS LAB AUTHORIZED USE:

• A current Mt. SAC I.D. is required to check out non-consumable materials (books, calculators, etc.)
• Study groups have priority use of the round tables.
• TUTORING:
  • Tutoring is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Assignments that are to be signed off by the lab personnel must be complete and correct.
  • A maximum of two different kinds of assigned topics per tutoring conference will be graded.
  • Lab personnel are only responsible for grading two weeks worth of lab (the week of and the prior week’s lab).
  • No assignment will be graded ten or fewer minutes before student’s class begins.
  • As of the 8th week of school (when 6 labs have been completed), 70% of all lab and time assigned so far should be completed or students will be dropped.
  • Students are responsible for knowing what their lab assignments are.

Thank you.